AS 632. Petition of 61 Roman Catholic Priests of Vilnius Archdiocese

Call Number
300-85-9:15/44

General information

Call No.:
300-85-9:15/44
Part of series
HU OSA 300-85-9 Records of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research Institute: Samizdat Archives: Published Samizdat
Located at
Archival boxes #15 / No. 44
Original Title
АС 632. Петиция 61 ксендзов Вильнюсской архиепископии
Date
1970
Level
Item
Primary Type
Textual
Language
Russian
Notes
Published in: Sobranie Dokumentov Samizdata, Vol. 9. English title given by RL; one carbon copy. Cross-References in Samizdat: Khronika #18 (AS 605:30) gives resume of the text. Published Versions: no information.

Content

Contents Summary
The petition is addressed to the General Secretary of the CPSU CC L. I. Brezhnev and to the Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers A. N. Kosygin asking to restore in office the bishop J. Steponavichus. The names of signatories are indicated in the original document. Settlement of creation is uncertain.
Петиция адресована Генеральному секретарю ЦК КПСС Л. И. Брежневу и Председателю СМ СССР А. Н. Косыгину с просьбой восстановить в должности епископа И. Степонавичуса. Имена подписантов указаны в исходном документе. Место создания документа точно не известно.

Context

Associated Places
Vilnius
Lithuania

Subject / Coverage

Spatial Coverage
Vilnius
Lithuania
Collection Specific Tags
Soviet Union, Catholics, Samizdat